The practice group at Bredin Prat is equipped to handle the range of private equity mandates, including financing and tax structuring, and is active on transactions involving the financial services, tech, and energy segments. The team is routinely instructed by French and international investment funds alike, as well as startups and large companies. Key contacts include Olivier Assant, Barthélémy Courteault (M&A, private equity and securities matters); Clémence Fallet and Adrien Simon (M&A and private equity); and Florence Haas, who regularly assists French and international corporate clients with market consolidation transactions, public takeovers and LBOs.

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Key clients

  • Ateliers de France
  • Blackstone
  • Equistone
  • Eurazeo
  • Five Arrows Principal Investments
  • Juvisé Pharmaceuticals
  • HLD
  • KKR
  • Sagard
  • Seven 2
  • Sienna IM
  • SNCF
  • Téthys Invest

Work highlights

  • Advised a consortium composed of TCV, EQT, and Denis Ladegaillerie in connection with the take-private of Believe via a tender offer for all of Believe’s outstanding shares.
  • Assisted Eurazeo and Sagard NewGen as the two investment firms enter into exclusive negotiations with a view to welcoming Oakley Capital as a new reference shareholder of I-Tracing.
  • Advised Permira and a consortium on the proposed acquisition of a majority stake in Exclusive Networks, followed by a simplified mandatory tender offer.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Other key lawyers

Olivier Assant, Barthélémy Courteault, Clémence Fallet, Adrien Simon, Florence Haas